List of philanthropists - Wikipedia

A philanthropist is someone who engages in philanthropy; donating their time, money, and/or reputation to charitable causes. The term may apply to any ... Listofphilanthropists FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch HerodesAtticus,aGreekphilanthropistofClassicalRomeactiveduringthesecondcentury(antiquity) Aphilanthropistissomeonewhoengagesinphilanthropy;donatingtheirtime,money,and/orreputationtocharitablecauses.Thetermmayapplytoanyvolunteerortoanyonewhomakesadonation,butthelabelismostoftenappliedtothosewhodonatelargesumsofmoneyorwhomakeamajorimpactthroughtheirvolunteering,suchasatrusteewhomanagesaphilanthropicorganizationoronewhoestablishesandfundsafoundation.[1] Aphilanthropistmaynotalwaysfinduniversalapprovalfortheirdeeds.[2]Commonaccusationsincludesupportinganunworthycause(suchasfundingartinsteadoffightingworldhunger)orhavingselfishmotivationatheart(suchasavoidingtaxesorattainingpersonalfame).Aphilanthropistisalsosomeonewhocaresforsomeoneelse'sneedsinsteadoftheirown. Contents 1Notablephilanthropists 1.1GreatestphilanthropistsbyamountofUSD 2Seealso 3References 4Furtherreading Notablephilanthropists[edit] AbdulRahmanAl-Sumait–founderofDirectAid,acharityorganization.[3][4] AbdulSattarEdhi–co-headoftheEdhiFoundationinPakistan[5] AchyutaSamanta–founderoftheKalingaInstituteofSocialSciences(KISS) AilsaMellon-Bruce–co-founderoftheAndrewW.MellonFoundation AlisherUsmanov–business-magnate,philanthropist,FIEPresident,founderofArt,scienceandsportfoundation AlagappaChettiar–notableforworkonIndianeducation Anne-FrançoisedeFougeret(1745-1813)–Frenchphilanthropist AlfredNobel–founderoftheNobelPrizes AliciaKeys–Americansinger/songwriter;spokeswomanforKeepAChildAlive AmalHijazi–Lebanesesinger,knownforherphilanthropy AndrewCarnegie–founderoftheCarnegieCorporationofNewYork,CarnegieEndowmentforInternationalPeace,CarnegieFoundationfortheAdvancementofTeaching,CarnegieInstitutionforScience,CarnegieTrustfortheUniversitiesofScotland,CarnegieHeroFund,CarnegieUnitedKingdomTrust,CarnegieCouncilforEthicsinInternationalAffairs,CarnegieMellonUniversity,andtheCarnegieMuseumsofPittsburgh.Healsodonatedmoneytobuildover2500publiclibrariesworldwide,theCarnegieHallinNewYork,andthePeacePalaceatTheHague AngelinaJolie–Americanactress;knownforherhumanitarianworkworldwide;aGoodwillAmbassadorfortheUNRefugeeAgency AnthonyAshleyCooper,7thEarlofShaftesbury–chairmanoftheRaggedSchoolsUnion(duringtheVictorianera) AnthonyJ.Drexel–founderofDrexelUniversity ArpadBusson–founderofArk(AbsoluteReturnforKids)Academy AzimPremji–founderofAzimPremjiFoundation,donated$21billiontowardseducation[6][7] BelindaStronach–co-founderofSpreadtheNet BenDelo–tookTheGivingPledge[8] BillAckman–in2011,theAckmanswereamongTheChronicleofPhilanthropy's"Philanthropy50"listofthemostgenerousdonors[9] BillGates–co-founderoftheBill&MelindaGatesFoundation BilquisEdhi–co-headoftheEdhiFoundationinPakistan Bono–oneoftheworld'sbest-knownphilanthropicperformers;namedthemostpoliticallyeffectivecelebrityofalltimebytheNationalJournal[10] CalousteGulbenkian–patronofchurches,educationandmedicine,founderoftheCalousteGulbenkianFoundation CamdenFrancis–founderBeyondtheCrisis CariTuna–co-founderGoodVentures CarlosSlimHelu–investor,telecomtycoon,founderoftheCarlosSlimFoundation CatherineT.MacArthur–co-founderoftheMacArthurFoundation CharlesGarland–gaveupmostofhisfamilyinheritancein1922inordertoestablishtheGarlandFundtopromoteradicalcharitablecauses CharlesPratt–founderofPrattInstitute CharlesSimonyi–founderofCharlesandLisaSimonyiFundforArtsandSciences,$100million ChrisHohn–managerandfounderofTheChildren’sInvestmentFund ChrisMartin–leadsingerofBritishalternativerockbandColdplay;knownforsupportingtheMakeTradeFaircampaign;heandhisbandcontribute15%oftheirmoneytocharity ChristopherReeve–founderoftheChristopherandDanaReeveFoundation ChuckFeeney–founderofAtlanticPhilanthropies CorneliusVanderbilt–founderoftheVanderbiltUniversity DameShirleyPorter–Tescoheiress;co-founderofThePorterFoundation;hasdonatedtoTelAvivUniversity,socialwelfarefacilitiesandecologicalfunding,theNationalPortraitGalleryinLondon DavidBohnett–founderoftheDavidBohnettFoundationsupportingawiderangeofsocialissuesincludingLGBTrights DavidGilmour–singerandguitaristofPinkFloyd;wasmadeCBEforhisyearsofphilanthropy;gave$7.5millionfromsaleofhisLondonhometothehomelesscharityCrisis DavidKoch–founderoftheDavidH.KochCharitableFoundation;listedbyTheChronicleofPhilanthropyasoneoftheworld'stop50philanthropistsin2013[11] DemiLovato–providestheLovatoTreatmentScholarship;supporterof13differentcharityorganization;anofficialAmbassadorfortheyouthempowermenteventWeDayandtheorganizationFreetheChildren ĐorđeVajfert–patronofhumanitarianandculturalinstitutionsanddonortotheUniversityofBelgrade DollyParton–countrysinger;advocateforchildren'seducationthroughherfoundation,theImaginationLibrary,whichgivesbookstochildrentodeveloptheirreadingskillsbeforestartingschool.[12] DonBall–co-founderofBallhomes,founderofHopeCenter DonaldRix–BCInnovationCouncil,BCCancerAgencyFoundation,BCMedicalServicesFoundation,andtheBCChildren’sHospitalFoundation Dr.MoIbrahim–founderoftelecomcompanyCeltelInternational;setuptheMoIbrahimFoundationtoencouragebettergovernanceinAfrica,andprovidinghighereducationscholarshipsforleadershipandmanagementforAfricans;initiatedtheMoIbrahimPrizeforAchievementinAfricanLeadership DustinMoskovitz–co-founderGoodVentures EdwardHarkness–variousprivatecollegesandboardingschools;medicalfacilities;CommonwealthFund ElinorSauerwein–SalvationArmyphilanthropist EllenGatesStarr–founderofthebiomedicalinstitutethatbearshisnameHullHouse ElonMusk–chairmanoftheMuskFoundation EltonJohn–hasraisedmorethanUS$125millionjustfortheEltonJohnAIDSFoundation.In2004hedonatedoverUS$43milliontoorganizationsaroundtheworld,makinghimthemostgenerouspersoninmusicforthatyear,"atitleheretainsyearafteryear."In1997heraisedUS$40millionforcharitythroughsalesofthesingle"CandleintheWind1997".Hecurrentlysupportsatleast57charities.[13] EnriquetaAugustinaRylands–founderoftheJohnRylandsLibrary EricSchmidtandWendySchmidt:TheSchmidtFamilyFoundation,SchmidtOceanInstituteandSchmidtFutures FazleHasanAbed–founderofBRAC FrankFIslam–informationtechnologyentrepreneur,workingtoimproveeducationsystem.$2millioninvestedinAligarhMuslimUniversityforaseparatebusinessschool.[14] GarySinise–co-founderofOperationIraqiChildren GeorgeClooney–knownforhumanitarianworkinaidingtheDarfurconflict,organizingHopeforHaitiNow,andinvolvementinNotOnOurWatch GeorgePeabody–founderofnumerouscharitableinstitutionsintheUnitedStatesandUnitedKingdom[15] GeorgeSoros–estimatedtohavedonatedmorethanUS$32billion,oftenthroughtheOpenSocietyInstituteandSorosFoundations GodwinMaduka–doctorandfounderofLasVegasPainInstituteandMedicalCenter GerryLenfest–donated$5millionincoherencewithChesterCountytopreserveover1,000acres(4.0 km2)oflandinNewlinTownship,ChesterCounty,Pennsylvania;thelandisnowownedbyNaturalLandsTrust HansjörgWyss–businessman,founderofamedicalresearchanddesigncompanySynthesandtheWyssFoundation HenryFord–co-founderoftheFordFoundation HenryW.Bloch–founderofH&RBlockTaxcompany.HenryestablishedthenationallyacclaimedMarionBlochNeuroscienceInstitute,formedtheMarionandHenryBlochFamilyFoundationoneofthelargestfamilyfoundationsintheregion(Midwest)andmanyotherplacesintheKansasCitycommunity HilmarReksten–Norwegianshippingmagnate,taxevader,patronofthearts HoldenKarnofsky–co-founderandboardmemberofthecharityevaluatorGiveWellandtheexecutivedirectoroftheOpenPhilanthropyProject HowardAhmanson,Jr.–multi-millionairephilanthropistandfinancierofthecausesofmanyconservativeChristiancultural,religiousandpoliticalorganizations HowardHughes–aviator,engineer,industrialistandfilmproducer;donatedUS$1.56billiontovariouscharitiesincludingtheHowardHughesMedicalInstitute IainPercy–co-founderoftheAndrewSimpsonSailingFoundationwhichwassetupafterthedeathofhisbestfriendAndrewSimpsontofacilitatechildren'saccesstosailing ImranKhan–founderoftheShaukatKhanumMemorialTrust,whichwasbehindthefirstcancerresearchinstitutioninPakistan IrwinM.Jacobs–contributedhundredsofmillionsofdollarstothefieldofeducationthroughdonationsandgrantstoschoolsandorganizations IsaacWolfson–managingdirectorofGreatUniversalStores J.PaulGetty–fundedtheconstructionoftheGettyVilla,theoriginalGettyMuseum,anddonatedhisartcollectiontoit;uponhisdeath,lefthisfortunetotheGettyMuseum,whicheventuallyexpandedtotheGettyCenterinLosAngeles J.K.Rowling–PresidentofOneParentFamilies;advocateforsocialequity JamesE.Stowers–founderoftheStowersInstituteforMedicalResearch JamesPacker–jointlywithhismajority-ownedcompanyCrownResortspledged$200millionover10yearstosupportAustraliancommunitygroups[16] JamieandKarenPhelpsMoyer–foundedtheMoyerFoundationtoassistnon-profitorganizationsinraisingmoneyforchildrenwithseriousdistress JamsetjiTata–foundedTataGroup[17] JaneAddams–co-founderoftheHullHousesettlementhouseinChicago[18] JanetLacey–EnglishcharitydirectorofChristianAid[19] JimmyDonaldsona.k.aMrBeast-AfamousYouTuberandfounderofBeastPhilanthropy,awellknownYouTubechannelfamousforitsexpensivecharitablevideos.Alsocollaboratedin2fundraisingchallengeeventsknownasTeamTreesandTeamSeaswhichaimedtoraise$20millionand$30millionUSDinreturnofplanting20milliontreesandremoving30millionpoundsoftrashrespectively JoeBlackman–dedicatedmuchofhisyouthtohelpingyoungpeoplestarttheirownbusinesses JohnCena–Wrestler,actor,televisionpersonality,philanthropistunderMake-A-WishFoundation JohnD.MacArthur–co-founderoftheMacArthurFoundation JohnD.Rockefeller–founderoftheUniversityofChicago,RockefellerUniversity,CentralPhilippineUniversity,GeneralEducationBoard,andRockefellerFoundation JohnD.RockefellerIII–majorthird-generationRockefellerphilanthropist;founderoftheAsiaSociety(1956),thePopulationCouncil(1952)andareconstitutedJapanSociety;chairmanoftheRockefellerFoundationfor20years;establishedtheRockefellerPublicServiceAwardsin1958 JohnD.RockefellerJr.–expandedtheRockefellerFoundationandRockefellerUniversity;boughtandthendonatedthelandinManhattanuponwhichtheUnitedNationsheadquarterswasbuilt JohnHarvard–oneofthefoundersofHarvardCollege JohnPeeleClapham(1801–1875)–founderofSalemChapel,BurleyinWharfedale,afounderofWestParkUnitedReformedChurch,Harrogate,founderofvariousSundayschools,editorofhymnbook. JohnR.Hunting–majorcontributortoliberalorprogressive527organizations[20][21][22] JohnStudzinski–championofthehomelessandtheartsintheUK;founderandowneroftheGenesisFoundation JohnsHopkins–founderoftheJohnsHopkinsUniversityandtheJohnsHopkinsHospital JonBonJovi–Americanrockstar;founderofTheJonBonJoviSoulFoundationin2006 JosephRowntree–founderofthefourRowntreetrusts JuanaRossEdwards(1830-1913),Chileanphilanthropist JulietteGordonLow–founderoftheGirlScoutsoftheUSAin1912inSavannah,Georgia JuliusCurtisLewis,Jr.–madeanestimatedlifetimedonationsofUS$130milliontovariouscivic,spiritual;charitableorganizations,manyinSavannah,Georgia KennethC.Griffin–founderandCEOofCitadelLLC;co-founderoftheKennethandAnneGriffinFoundation[23] LadyGaga–founderoftheBornThisWayFoundation,acharitystartedin2011 LarryEllison–pledgedtogivemorethanhalfthevalueofhisstockinOracleCorporationtotheBillandMelindaGatesFoundation[24] LeviStrauss–gavetomanynotablefoundationsofhistime;gavetomanyJewishsynagoguesandorganizations LiKa-shing–founderandchairmanoftheLiKaShingFoundation,whichfocusesoncapacityempowermentthrougheducationandbuildingofacaringsocietythroughmedicalandhealthcarerelatedprojects;in2006,pledgedtodonateone-thirdofhisfortuneestimatedatoverUS$10billiontophilanthropicprojects LinusPauling–donatedtimeandeffortandspentpersonalfundstobringabouttheworldwidebanonabove-groundnuclearweaponstesting LuciaHou–awardedthe2018WomanofYearinternationallybyWorldClassBeautyQueenforherphilanthropyworkaroundtheworld LukaĆelović–benefactorofSerbianeducation MarcBenioff–createdthe1-1-1modelofintegratedcorporatephilanthropy,bywhichcompaniescontribute1percentofequity,1percentofemployeehours,and1percentofproductbacktothecommunity[25] MarianTompson–co-founderofLaLecheLeagueInternational,abreastfeedingsupportorganization MariahCarey–PoliceAthleticLeagueofNewYorkCity,Obstetrics,NewYork-PresbyterianHospital,WorldFoodProgramme,LGBTcommunity,America:ATributetoHeroes,Kosovo,Live8concert,London,HurricaneKatrina,JustStandUp!,StandUptoCancer,TheFreshAirFund,andChinaCovid-19 MarkZuckerberg–co-founderofsocialmedianetworkFacebook MarijaTrandafil–benefactorofeducation,medicineandwelfareinNoviSad MaryFels(1863-1953)-founderofJosephFelsInternationalCommission MaryLeeWare–principalsponsoroftheHarvardMuseumofNaturalHistory'sfamousGlassFlowersexhibit;akeyplayerinthecreationoftheNewHampshireRhododendronStatePark MaryLouiseMillikenChilds–builderoftheMillikenMemorialCommunityHouse,thefirstprivatelydonatedcommunityhouseinAmerica MelindaGates–co-founderoftheBill&MelindaGatesFoundation Metallica–AllWithinMyHandsFoundation,dedicatedtocreatingsustainablecommunitiesbysupportingworkforceeducation,thefightagainsthunger,andothercriticallocalservices.Theyalsodonateaportionofticketsalesineverycityvisitedalocalcharity(predominantlyfoodbanks) MichaelBloomberg–donationsincludeoverUS$1.1billiontoJohnsHopkinsUniversity MichaelDell–establishedtheMichaelandSusanDellFoundation,whichfocusesongrants,urbaneducation,childhoodhealth,andfamilyeconomicstability MichaelJackson–donatedmorethanUS$500milliontovariousfoundationsandwonnumerousawardsforhishumanitarianism;foundedtheHealtheWorldFoundation[26][27] MichelleDilhara–SriLankanactress MiltonHershey–founderofWestHeathSchool MišaAnastasijević–philanthropistofthe19thcenturySerbia MohammedbinRashidAlMaktoum–founderoftheMohammedbinRashidGlobalInitiatives,agroupingofsome33charities,awardsandphilanthropicentities. Mr.T–actor;motivationalspeaker;donatedallhisgoldtocharity NikolaSpasić–Serbianphilanthropist. NicholasM.Butler–presidentoftheCarnegieEndowmentforInternationalPeace,1925-1945 OprahWinfrey–estimateddonationsaboveUS$300million,andfounderofOprah'sAngelNetwork P.K.Subban–Canadianicehockeyplayer;donated$10milliontotheMontrealChildren'sHospital PaulMellon–majorbenefactorofartsandeducation;co-founderoftheAndrewW.MellonFoundation PaulNewman–founderofNewman'sOwnandtheHoleintheWallGangCampforseriouslyillchildren;majordonationstoothercharities PaulWalker–founderofthecharityReachOutWorldwide PeterCooper–setupafreecollegeinNewYorkCitytohelppoorpeopleambitioustoimprovethemselves;ThomasEdisonwasanearlyalum[28] PetraNěmcová–Czechsupermodel;founderoftheHappyHeartsFund PhilKnight–co-founderofNike,Inc.;supporterofOregonHealth&ScienceUniversity,StanfordUniversityandtheUniversityofOregon PrinceAl-WaleedbinTalal–chairmanofinvestmentfirmKingdomHoldingCompany;pledgedUS$32bndonationtohisphilanthropyorganizationAlwaleedPhilanthropies[29] PrinceKarimAgaKhanIV–founder[30]andchairman[31]oftheAgaKhanDevelopmentNetworkwhichfocusesonhealth,education,culture,ruraldevelopment,institution-buildingandthepromotionofeconomicdevelopment[31] PrincessBernicePauahi–leftpropertiestotheeducationofHawaiianboysandgirlsinwhatisnowKamehamehaSchools RatanTata–founderofSirRatanTataTrustandchairmanofTataTrust[32] RaymondandRuthPerelman–parentsofRonaldO.Perelman;in2011donated$225milliontotheUniversityofPennsylvaniaMedicalSchool,thelargestdonationinthatuniversity'shistory RichardDesmond–PresidentoftheNorwoodCharity;raisedaround£14mforcharitablecauseswiththeRDCrusaders;helpedbuildtheRichardDesmondChildren'sEyeCentrepartofMoorfieldsEyeHospital RizwanHussain–barrister,televisionpresenter,internationalhumanitarianworker;formerHindimusicsingerandproducer;knownforpresentingIslamicandcharityshowsonChannelSandIslamChannel[33] RobertBass–largedonationswithwifeAnntoYaleUniversity,includingthebuildingoftheBassLibraryatYale,andnumerousothergroupsincludingtheBrookingsInstitution,DukeUniversityandStanfordUniversitywhereMr.Bassisontheboardoftrustees. RonaldO.Perelman–largestRevlonstockholder;hasdonatedover$200milliontovariouscausessince2001,includinga$50milliongifttocreatetheRonaldO.PerelmanHeartInstituteatNewYork-PresbyterianHospitalandWeillCornellMedicalCenter;signedtheGates-BuffettPledgeinAugust2010,committinguptohalfhisassetstobedesignatedforthebenefitofcharitablecauses(afterhisfamilyandchildrenhavebeenprovidedfor)[34] RuthPfau–headoftheMarieAdelaideLeprosyCentreinPakistan;asaresultofherefforts,theWorldHealthOrganizationdeclaredleprosyacontrolleddiseaseinPakistanin1996 Sainsburyfamily–foundersofSainsbury's,theUK'slargesupermarketchainandtheSainsburyFamilyCharitableTrusts SamuelMorleyMP–foundedMorleyCollege,London;endowedotherinstitutionsandcauses SandroSalsano–chairmanofSalsanoGroup;founderofSalsanoShahaniFoundation SavaTekelija–benefactorofscientificeducation SeanParker–donated$600milliontolaunchtheParkerFoundation,whichfocusesonthreeareas:LifeSciences,GlobalPublicHealthandCivicEngagement;anddonated$250milliontocreatetheParkerInstituteforCancerImmunotherapy ShahRukhKhan–theonlyIndiantoreceiveUNESCOPyramideconMarniawardforhischarityworkin2011 Shakira–founderofPiesDescalzosFoundation SidneyMyer–founderoftheAustralianDepartmentstorechainMyer SirCharlesHenrydeSoysa–Ceyloneseentrepreneurwhopioneeredamultitudeofmedical,educational,religiousandinfrastructureprojects DameStephanieShirleyCH-ITentrepreneur,autismventurephilanthropist,foundingfunderOxfordInternetInstitute,UKNationalAmbassadorforPhilanthropy2009/10 SirCliffRichard–oneofthevice-presidentsofTearfund,aBritishreligious,reliefanddevelopmentagency;supportsTheHungerProject,KidneyResearchUK,RoyCastleLungCancerFoundation,TeenageCancerTrust,CliffRichardTennisFoundation,Alzheimer'sResearchUK;openedtwonewpurpose-builtbuildingsforSelfUnlimited,anationalcharityforpeoplewithlearningdisabilities SirDavidRobinson–founderoftheRobinsonCharitableTrustandRobinsonCollege SirGaneshDutt–longest-servingministerinBritishEmpirewhogaveallhisearningstocharitableworks,especiallyeducation SirRunRunShaw–founderoftheShawPrizeFoundation StanojePetrović–helpedfundchurchesinSerbia. StephanSchmidheiny–investor,philanthropistandadvocateofsustainabledevelopment,founderofnon-profitsVivaTrustandFundaciónAvina SteveWozniak–providedthemoney,andsometechnicalsupport,fortechnologyprogramfortheLosGatosSchooldistrict;co-founderofAppleComputer(nowAppleInc.) SunilBhartiMittal–setupBhartiFoundationwhichrunsschoolsfor30,000underprivilegedchildreninruralIndia TarekBenHalim–investmentbankerandfounderofAlfanarin2004,thefirstVenturephilanthropyorganizationwithaspecialfocusontheArabworld ThomasHolloway–VictorianpatentmedicineentrepreneurandfounderofRoyalHolloway,UniversityofLondon TyPennington–hostofABC'sExtremeMakeover:HomeEdition;advocateofdoinggoodtowardsothersinneedandtothosewhogiveofthemselvesforthesakeofothers UsherRaymond–Americansinger/songwriter;foundingChairmanoftheNewLookFoundation;advocateforsocialjustice VernonHill–founderofCommerceBankandPresidentofMetroBank;donated$10mtothePennsSchoolofVeterinaryMedicine[35] VijayEswaran–founderofRYTHMfoundationandQNET VirginiaWeiffenbachKettering–Dayton,Ohio'sleadingphilanthropistandpatronofthearts VitalikButerin-co-founderofEthereum.On12May2021,hedonated$1billionworthofthecryptocurrenciesShibaInuandEthertoaCOVID-19relieffundinIndia.[36] WarrenBuffett–pledgedUS$30.7billionworthofBerkshireHathawaystocktotheBillandMelindaGatesFoundation WernerReinhart–industrialist,philanthropist,musicandliteraturepatron Westonfamily–foundersofLoblawfoodanddrugretailer,arealestateinvestmenttrustChoice,WestonFoodsandWestonFamilyFoundation WilliamAllen–foundedandendowedmanyinstitutionsandcausesincluding'SchoolsofIndustry'atLindfieldandNewingtonAcademyforGirls WilliamGott–Britishindustrialistandbenefactortochurches,museumsandcivicbuildings WilliamHenryVanderbilt–co-founderoftheMetropolitanOpera WilliamMorris,1stViscountNuffield–donorof1,700Bothrespiratorstohospitals,founderoftheNuffieldFoundationandNuffieldCollege,Oxford WilliamWilberforce–Englishpolitician;headedsuccessfulparliamentarycampaignagainsttheBritishslavetrade;latersupportedthecampaignforcompleteabolition YusufIslam(alsoknownasCatStevens)–founderofIslamicschools,MuslimAidandSmallKindness LucySalisburyDoolittle(1832-1908),Americanphilanthropist WallaceRasmussen(1914-2008),Americanphilanthropistandproponentofhighereducation GreatestphilanthropistsbyamountofUSD[edit] Thefollowingtableordersthegreatestphilanthropistsbytheestimatedamountgiventocharity,correspondingtoUSD. Name Amountgiven Cause JamsetjiTata $102.4billion[17] Education,healthcare BillGates $75.8billion[37] Healthcare,extremepoverty,education,accesstoinformationtechnology WarrenBuffett $32.1billion[38] Healthcare,education,AIDS-prevention,sanitation GeorgeSoros $32billion[39] Healthcare,anti-fascistpublications,humanrights,economic,legal,andsocialreform AzimPremji $21billion[40] Education,healthcare LiKa-shing $10.7billion[citationneeded] Education,healthcare AndrewCarnegie $9.5billion[citationneeded] Libraries,education,peace ChuckFeeney $6.8billion[citationneeded] Healthcare,youth,ageing,poverty,humanrights MacKenzieScott $6billion[41] Racialequality,LGBTQ+equality,functionaldemocracy,andclimatechange[42] AlisherUsmanov $5.8billion[43][44] Art,science,sport,healthcare TheSainsburyfamily $5billion[43][44] Art,education,humanrights,youth,ageing ChristopherHohn $4.5billion[45] Youth,poverty,education CarlosSlimHelu $4.2billion[45] Arts,education,healthcare,sports,downtownrestoration AlwaleedPhilanthropies $4billion[46] AlwaleedPhilanthropiescollaborateswitharangeofphilanthropic,governmentandeducationalorganizationstocombatpoverty,empowerwomenandyouth,developcommunities,providedisasterreliefandcreateculturalunderstandingthrougheducation. TheWestonfamily $2.3billion[43][44] Innovations,healthcare,ageing,environment PhilKnight $2billion[47] Education,healthcare,intercollegiateathletics JamesE.Stowers $2billion[48] Healthcare HansjoergWyss $1.9billion[45] Climatechange,poverty HowardHughes $1.56billion[citationneeded] Healthcare StephanSchmidheiny $1.5billion[45] Environment,sustainabledevelopment VitalikButerin $1billion[36] Donated$1billionworthofthecryptocurrenciesShibaInuandEthertoaCOVID-19relieffundinIndia. Seealso[edit] LookupphilanthropistinWiktionary,thefreedictionary. Listofwealthiestcharitablefoundations Charitableorganization Developmentcharities Foundation(nonprofit) Non-profitorganization Volunteer Volunteerism Foralongerlistofphilanthropists,seeCategory:Philanthropists. 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